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"A little slow starting out… but I think I’m getting to the meat of the juice.
“In the British Navy, seamen stopped being paid after their ship was decommissioned, and, as two of the castaways argued, the loss of the Wager meant that for most of them, their earnings had likely ceased: they were suffering for nothing. Weren't they therefore entitled to be "their own masters, and no longer subjected to command"?" — Mar 30, 2026 02:27PM
"A little slow starting out… but I think I’m getting to the meat of the juice.
“In the British Navy, seamen stopped being paid after their ship was decommissioned, and, as two of the castaways argued, the loss of the Wager meant that for most of them, their earnings had likely ceased: they were suffering for nothing. Weren't they therefore entitled to be "their own masters, and no longer subjected to command"?" — Mar 30, 2026 02:27PM
Mal’s 2025 Year in Books
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